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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
24
Alderman Jesse J. Smith of the Sixteenth Ward missed a council meeting citing injuries at home. The Troy Common Council recorded his absence in minutes and voted to send him a remembrances, noting his long service over more than ten years.
A rain and hail storm drenched Troy at 2 62 pm and drenched streets, with 54 inches of rain per half hour, washing gardens and causing damage. In Saratoga Springs the storm caused thousands of dollars in damage, with hailstones the size of moths, damaging tents and the raceway canvas. Officials say crops may be ruined in some areas as the season opens.
Private Daniel Moriarty of Saratoga Springs died in an airplane crash in Austria on June 3. He served two and a half years, including 18 months overseas, and completed 21 missions over Germany as a gunner and armorer on a BOS. He was commended for heroic action.
Policeman Charles Ford, a former deputy sheriff, recalls a bizarre scene in which a taxicab driver sat reading the Bible at the curb, illustrating the unusual incidents he has encountered in his long career in law enforcement.
Maj W Frank Leversee outlined Tuesday’s 3 am armory muster for five Company A enlistees and nine promotions as the Set, ond Regiment New York State Guard heads to Camp Smith Peekskill. Five new enlistments and multiple promotions followed a packed Troy Armory drill connected to the annual summer camp tour preparations.
Hailstones the size of marbles pelted the Bronx yesterday breaking windows and wires as spring cooled and summer boomed. The city logged three cold June day records while nine days of heat dominated elsewhere with thunder showers in most areas.
Local notice reports Raymertown School will close for the day to host a pupil picnic. Several social visits are noted including Mrs. Howard Tate as a recent dinner guest of Sirs Adak Van Wickel of Hoosick Falls. Officers were elected at a Women’s Missionary Society meeting hosted by Mrs Lester Campbell.
Across Detroit Akron Chicago and Pittsburgh. 12 000+ war plant workers in Detroit area and 2 000 at Bendix Zenith walk out amid a WLB wage dispute. In Akron 24 0 percent of workers at Goodyear participated, while naval shipments halted as strikes spread. Union leaders warned of back to work orders amid tense negotiations as government seizure and military support were mobilized.
Farish American enlisted men visit a Paris sight club approved by Army Special Services. Prices reach 310 to 330 a boule for champagne and cognac, with 1400 men and allied personnel spending about 4300 dollars on pricey bottles. Police later patrol the venue as soldiers enjoy the entertainment. Two U S sailors describe the scene as better than other options in Paris.
The Queen Mary and liberty ships Joseph Fooker and Joseph Warren docked with returning servicemen. 11 243 redeployments went to Camp Shanks and 267 liberated prisoners plus 610 discharged troops to Camp Kilmer. First Lt. John G. Winant Jr. survived a 1943 crash and rode aboard. The day marked the third largest arrival of European war end troop movements, after two June totals. Harbor whistles greeted the ships as pennants rose.
A carrier strike in Jackson disrupted transport for more than 600 passengers. The walkout by 400 bus drivers and mechanics of the Tri-State Company spread across eight states, beginning in Jackson and affecting routes regionwide.
A Albany report details a trabalha by the Judiciary Committee on charges against Supreme Court Justice Schenck. The committee, drawn from Democratic and Republican leaders, discusses possible paths for a special session and a Supreme Court review. The New York State Bar Association provided recommendations while deliberations focus on potential censure or removal.
Two Trojan travelers survived a forced landing after their plane crashed on a Leroy golf course area while en route from Troy to Toledo. The two men escaped injury and continued their journey. Several details remain unclear due to fragmentary OCR.
Governor Dewey appoints Mrs. Anthony Brady of Logdom vile and Ledyard Cogswell Jr of Loudonville to ten year terms on the Schuyler Mansion Board of Trustees. Mrs. Brady succeeds Mrs. James E. Tracey of Albany whose term expired in April.
A local church event scheduled for tomorrow at Prospect Park has been postponed. Officials confirm the postponement and cite the need to address community measures before rescheduling.
A Fort Wayne blackout was triggered by two distinct failures on the same day. A squirrel climbed an overhead insulator and shorted a 13 000 volt main in the downtown area. A lightning strike then hit an oil circuit breaker, starting a residential fire and cutting power.
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